42 U.S. Code § 10603d - Crime victims legal assistance grants

The Director may make grants as provided in section
10603(c)(1)(A) of this title to State, tribal, and local prosecutors’ offices, law enforcement agencies, courts, jails, and correctional institutions, and to qualified public and private entities, to develop, establish, and maintain programs for the enforcement of crime victims’ rights as provided in law.

(b) Prohibition

Grant amounts under this section may not be used to bring a cause of action for damages.

(c) False Claims Act

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts collected pursuant to sections
3729 through
3731 of title
31 (commonly known as the “False Claims Act”) may be used for grants under this section, subject to appropriation.